Grab your pick-axe and head torch: you’re in mining country. It’s clear from the way the city of Mount Isa is laid out - ‘Townside’ on one bank of the River Leichhardt and ‘Mineside’ on the other - that this place exists for four reasons: lead, zinc, copper and silver.
But grab your camera, too, because Mount Isa is a tourist hotspot. Apart from mining, there’s the rodeo and there’s natural beauty. Take it from us: haven’t seen a sunset until you’ve seen one here in the ‘Oasis of the Outback’.
